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Juvenilia: Early Poems V
Juvenilia: Early Poems V
Poetry
by Michael R. Burch
Poetry, I found you
where at last they chained and bound you;
with devices all around you
to torture and confound you,
I found you—shivering, bare.
They had shorn your raven hair
and taken both...
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eagerness, poems, poets, teen, teenage, write, writing, youth,
Form:
Rhyme
The Making of a Poet
The Making of a Poet
by Michael R. Burch
While I don’t consider “Poetry” to be my best poem—I wrote the first version in my teens—it’s a poem that holds special meaning for me; I call it...
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eagerness, art, love, poems, poetry, poets, write, writing,
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Verse
The State of the Art
The State of the Art (I)
by Michael R. Burch
Has rhyme lost all its reason
and rhythm, renascence?
Are sonnets out of season
and poems but poor pretense?
Are poets lacking fire,
their words too trite and forced?
What happened to desire?
Has...
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eagerness, art, muse, poems, poetry, poets, romantic, writing,
Form:
Verse
Random Excerpts From Ice In My Eyes, Smoke In Yours - a Novel
"Hey, you philosophysing Hindu. Give me a break, Buddy. I was just pulling your leg. [...] I want the rest of the story. Really, I mean it.” Theson said nothing. [...] “I can see you’re...
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Categories:
eagerness, fantasy, growing up, lost, nature, religion,
Form:
Free verse
Inception: Trade Me Prosperity - Collab With Mikey Part 4
Blossoming
Effulgent sun proffers love
Clambering…
My brain makes me wonder if you remember the times shared
Back to the blessed times, I recall that you would listened, be worried about me, and, at the time,...
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Categories:
eagerness, emotions, words,
Form:
Free verse
Mystical Song of Trees
PRELUDE.
When the sky and world are dark no sounds are heard in the woods. Perhaps the scrabbling of night creatures on the hunt fo food. But no sound of woodpeckers ra ta tatting, bird song...
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eagerness, animal, conflict, desire, environment, fairy, grief,
Form:
Free verse
Trial of Red and White Fire
Centuries ago
In ancient Hermopolis
A debate roared loud
Between a proud Christian priest
And a strange shepherd
Who was a Manichaean
Wearing ragged clothes
And who was looking for sheep
“Flames will consume you”
The priest roared at the shepherd
Because their debate
Was going...
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eagerness, beautiful, fire, religion, religious, spiritual, symbolism, visionary,
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Choka
ReCentering Domestic NonViolence
This brisk, sunny March morning, I return from delivering my son to his adult daycare van.
Upon opening The Norwich Times, I delight to read the new Center for Safe Futures "will be taking...
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eagerness, culture, depression, health, hope, integrity, peace, power,
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Parallelismus Membrorum
Day Seven Then Back To Heaven
And on the seventh day, God descended from the brilliant abyss called heaven. He wanted to rest, but He had to view what He had created so He could memorize His good works.
...
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Categories:
eagerness, creation, god,
Form:
Verse
An Introduction: An Introduction
Considering how many times I set out to pen a small,
Master piece of art, a gem that might underwrite,
The utter liability of being just that stamp,
Or tramp, or whatever other denomination one might reliably take...
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Categories:
eagerness, humorous,
Form:
Free verse
Fishing Boats On the Beach At Les Saintes
Fishing Boats On The Beach at Les Saintes - Marie’s-de-la-Mer
Vincent Van Gogh (1853 - 1888), Arles, June...
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Categories:
eagerness, beach, boat, fishing,
Form:
Ekphrasis
My Heart Will Go On - POTD
POTD 30th August 2018
The gently swaying branches of the old oak should elicit calmness
And yet a sense of foreboding permeates the midnight air
Wild imaginings? Or did shadows flit across the leaf strewn path?
No...
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eagerness, grief, heartbreak, lost, romance,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Basil the Bogomil
Basil the Bogomil and his good friends were preaching the truth in all its light, about Jesus Christ’s mercy in the world’s pitch darkness. Though they harmed no man or creature, asking for no riches,...
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eagerness, betrayal, friendship, history, jesus, prejudice, religious, truth,
Form:
Prose
Tainted Thrill
Shame on you for trying to kill my thrill
Shut the hell up and be my friend for real
Stop acting so arrogant and such a pill
You know I need your shoulder to lean on…
It’s really no...
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Categories:
eagerness, angst, emotions, fear, grief, passion, stress, youth,
Form:
Free verse
Whar Art Thou Dame of My Dream
Whar art thou dame of my dream?
Eagerness readily overtakes me prior
to succumbing to nightly slumber.
Tis boot a blink when eyelids become relaxed
adrift abed invariably occurs counting backwards
from one hundred –...
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Categories:
eagerness, absence, addiction, allusion, angel, appreciation, celebration, red,
Form:
Rhyme
Sundrenched Sight
Open up your mind and your heart for a change
Please don’t hesitate,
For, you aren’t pushing the limits
If I were yours,
I wouldn’t be drawing near to depression
Heads up! Don’t slouch down
Lift your head from...
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Categories:
eagerness, change, dedication, deep, desire, encouraging, hope, uplifting,
Form:
Free verse
Thankful
I remember…
Waking up with an eagerness
That can only be felt, never described
By mere nouns, verbs or adjectives –
This was a feeling more precious than gold,
More electrifying than that string of lights
Placed so perfectly on tender...
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Categories:
eagerness, appreciation, faith, inspirational, inspirational love, thank you,
Form:
Free verse
Not Seemingly Simulated
Though virtual reality wasn't new, I hadn't ever once tried it,
Yet the concept fascinated me, like beauty's mysterious secret.
It seemed that the new experience, would be one I would enjoy,
So in eagerness I scheduled a...
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Categories:
eagerness, adventure, color, fantasy, friend, fun, imagery, nature,
Form:
Couplet
Hoarding Hope - I Am Not Alone
This horrid. inner remorse
Is getting way out of course
I want to keep courage and cheer in my heart…
I am His sun-shining, mild child, even from the start
I hope my daily prayers to the Lord are...
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Categories:
eagerness, appreciation, beautiful, courage, deep, depression, emotions, endurance,
Form:
Free verse
Little Boy
Hath fed the common purpose That draws the very heart of man, to the sacrificial hero!
Dangerous and promising are these dreams which seem to come from the heart’s deep recesses, as have cast a...
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eagerness, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
At the Natchez Trace
NOTE: The Natchez Trace is the Nashville bar where I met my future wife Beth. We invented a game called "twister pool" which involved billiards, drinking and a fair bit of physical contortion ...
At the...
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eagerness, drink, hope, love, pain, relationship, solitude, woman,
Form:
Rhyme
The Seven Churches In Revelation In The Bible
Many years ago, I was reading the Revelation and came
across the seven churches and thought where were they
then and now for civilizations and some countries changed.
I didn’t have a clue and didn’t bother to do...
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eagerness, adventure, appreciation, bible, christian, history, places, religion,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Sunshine Visited Me
Of all of the beautiful seasons, I like summertime the best.
As with blooms, greenery, and bird talk, it is richly blest.
When comes dazzlingly warm weather, life moves out of doors,
For the gardens we vacated in...
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eagerness, fantasy, imagery, magic, nature, seasons, sun, sunshine,
Form:
Couplet
Quivered Portraits
Picture portraits of us together in the placid plantation of peacefulness that is lit with emotionally righteous wit
Pleasant sounds fill me up and thrill me…ascends my frown into a smile
Going back to my roots...
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Categories:
eagerness, courage, hope,
Form:
Free verse
Light that lights all lights
Line of inquiry:
“we look for that light eternal
that does not come and go
the screen upon which life plays
cognised in staid stillness slow”
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Blanket of stars mask a dreary sky
Haven of shadows, listening for the...
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Categories:
eagerness, faith, god, hope, inspirational, light, love, night,
Form:
Free verse